Text4Health

A Qualitative Evaluation of Parental Readiness for Text Message Immunization Reminders

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ID11029158
AuthorsElyse O Kharbanda (0000-0003-1806-6502, Columbia University), Melissa S Stockwell (0000-0002-2113-7247, Elyse Olshen Kharbanda and Melissa S. Stockwell are with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Harrison W. Fox is with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. At the time of the study, Vaughn I. Rickert was with the Heilbrunn Department of...), Harrison W Fox (Elyse Olshen Kharbanda and Melissa S. Stockwell are with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Harrison W. Fox is with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. At the time of the study, Vaughn I. Rickert was with the Heilbrunn Department of...), Harrison Fox (Columbia University), Vaughn I Rickert (Elyse Olshen Kharbanda and Melissa S. Stockwell are with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, and the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY. Harrison W. Fox is with the Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University. At the time of the study, Vaughn I. Rickert was with the Heilbrunn Department of...)
Year2009
Volume99
Issue12
Pages2176-2178
Publication date2009-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2009.161364
PMID19833982
PMCIDPMC2775765
OpenAlexW2107676333
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited9

We conducted focus groups and individual interviews in a diverse population of parents to qualitatively explore preferences and readiness for text message immunization reminders. We used content analysis to review and independently code transcripts. Text message reminders were well-accepted by parents; many thought they would be more effective than standard phone or mail reminders. Parents preferred text message reminders to be brief and personalized. Most parents were able to retrieve sample text messages but many had difficulty with interactive texting

Focus group · Phone · Population · Qualitative analysis · Qualitative research · Text message · Text messaging · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Psychology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy

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